Assessing areas of governance

This sectiopn provides resources and guidance with regard to assessing particular areas of governance, such as corruption, local governance or justice.

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Publications on measuring the area of governance
Gobal, regional and country initiatives in the particular area of governance

Digital governance in municipalities worldwide

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This worldwide survey assess the practice of digital governance in large municipalities worldwide. It evaluates the websites of municipalities in terms of digital governance and ranks them on a global scale.

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A critical analysis of cross-country corruption indices: ( T. Soreide (ed) / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2006); This paper highlights the importance of collecting information on corruption and delves into the critical aspects of cross-country composite corruption indices. The author states that the impa...
Rwanda joint governance assessment report: monitoring progress: ( A. Duncan (ed);G. Williams (ed);T. Sheehy (ed) / Local government of Rwanda , 2008); This report is an assessment of governance in Rwanda and is aimed at establishing a common understanding of governance progress, problems and priorities on the basis of agreed indicators and benchm...
Problem of measuring the quality of democracy in Latin America.: ( D. Altman;A. Perez-Linan / Rollins College , 2002); This article explores the problem of conceptualising and measuring the quality of democracy in Latin America. The study constructs summary measures of the quality of democracy in several ways, and sho...
Indices of rule of law: a critical review: ( Svend-Erik Skaaning / Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus , 2008); This paper offers a critical review of seven indices of rule of law. Based on a coherent framework, the comparative evaluation addresses some of the most crucial aspects of measures, namely their f...
Assessing conflict-democracy links: a methodology: ( M. Chernic;J. Bailey / Georgetown University , 2005); This paper presents a seven-step methodology designed to analyse violent conflict, assess democratic governance and understand the relationships between the two. It has been developed principally a...

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Areas of Governance

Often governance measurment needs are related to specific areas within governance. Assessments that look at 'governance' more broadly may not be able to provide the precise answers needed to evaluate detailed policy options. More...